First Republic Bank

JPMorgan begins First Republic makeover as it opens more branches

JPMORGAN Chase is preparing to overhaul branches it acquired from failed First Republic Bank as the lender expands its formidable national footprint.

The investigation into First Republic, which has not previously been reported, is the third the FDIC has opened into bank failures earlier this year which cost the federal government’s deposit insurance fund about US$32 billion.

US FDIC is probing former First Republic Bank directors and officers

THE Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is investigating potential misconduct by executives and board members of First Republic Bank, raising the prospect of stiff penalties for the failed ba...

JPMorgan’s profit climbs to US$14.47 billion, or US$4.75 per share, for the quarter ended Jun 30.

JPMorgan profit jumps on higher interest income as First Republic lifts earnings

JPMORGAN Chase posted a 67 per cent jump in profit for the second quarter on Friday (Jul 14) as it earned more from borrowers’ interest payments and benefited from the purchase of First Republic Bank....

About 100 employees who are affected by First Republic Bank branch closures will be offered six-month transition assignments. After that, they will be eligible to apply for other roles at JPMorgan, which currently has 13,000 vacancies.

JPMorgan to close 21 First Republic Bank branches

JPMorgan will shut 21 branches of First Republic Bank by the end of the year as it integrates the failed lender into its operations, a JPMorgan spokesperson said on Thursday (Jun 1).

The FDIC says the US$472 billion in deposit outflows in the first quarter is primarily uninsured funds, as insured deposits actually rose US$255.1 billion, or 2.5 per cent

US bank deposits fall at record pace in Q1 as profits remained steady: FDIC

US banks saw total deposits decline by a record 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, and industry-wide profits were relatively flat after taking into account the effects of two large bank failur...

First Republic became the largest US bank to fail since 2008 after it was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan in early May.

JPMorgan notifies some First Republic employees of job losses: source

JPMORGAN Chase & Co has notified nearly 1,000 First Republic Bank employees that they will no longer have a job as it integrates the failed lender it bought earlier this month, a person familiar with ...

First Republic Bank's incentive system helped drive up compensation for employees to an average of US$310,000 apiece last year, according to regulatory filings. 
The amount actually paid to individuals varied widely, depending on their roles, performance and the size of their client portfolios.

First Republic’s US$35 million banker out-earned JPMorgan’s Dimon before bust

FIRST Republic Bank made its name catering to wealthy clients across California and New York, reeling in many with unusually sweet mortgages that eventually doomed the firm.

JPMorgan, the biggest US bank, raises its guidance for net interest income this year to US$84 billion.

JPMorgan boosts net interest outlook on First Republic deal

JPMORGAN Chase will gain an even bigger benefit from rising interest rates because of its purchase of First Republic Bank.

American banks are still falling like dominoes, with the US$200 billion First Republic Bank the most recent to drop.
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Federal Reserve data on Thursday showed a large part of the central bank’s emergency lending activities in recent weeks were tied up with the now-shuttered First Republic Bank.

Federal Reserve data shows failed bank First Republic was key central bank borrower

FEDERAL Reserve data on Thursday showed a large part of the central bank’s emergency lending activities in recent weeks were tied up with the now-shuttered First Republic Bank.